Local News
WRECKING OR ROBBERY? THE LAW SAYS ONE THING. THE TOW TRUCK DOES ANOTHER.
According to the law, wrecking a vehicle in Trinidad and Tobago is supposed to be a last step, not a reflex. Before a tow truck hooks…
Local News
COST OF DOING BUSINESS: TRINIDAD’S INVISIBLE “BUSINESS TAX” KILLING STORES QUIETLY
After 37 years in downtown Port of Spain, D’ Bocas closed its doors. No scandal.No viral meltdown.No big press conference. Just a short, sobering explanation: declining…
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1,700 TICKETS IN 6 DAYS: ROAD SAFETY… OR ROAD TAX?
By the time most Trinidadians finished scraping the black-eye peas out of their teeth and putting Christmas decorations back in the box, the roads had already…
Local News
THE RADAR IN TOBAGO: HOW TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ENDED UP IN TRUMP’S MADURO TAKEDOWN
For years, the Caribbean has tried to keep one big promise: we doh want war in we yard. Then 2026 opened with a scene that still…
Local News
ROAD SAFETY OR ROAD ROBBERY? THE TT$19,000 COCONUT-VENDOR BILL THAT HAVE TRINIDAD TALKING
A coconut vendor in San Fernando became the most discussed road user in Trinidad and Tobago.Not because of a crash. Not because of a chase.But because…
Local News
Accusations Without Evidence: When Facebook Posts Replace Leadership
In moments of national uncertainty, words matter. Tone matters. And above all, truth matters. Yet once again, the Prime Minister has chosen a dangerous shortcut. Instead…
Local News
USER-PAYS GOVERNMENT: Are We Now Renting the State By the Minute?
Trinidad and Tobago woke up this week to a new governing philosophy—one that sounds less like a republic and more like a billing department. Defending higher…
Local News
From ‘Revenue Racket’ to ‘Lawless Dump’: Kamla’s Great Ticket U-Turn
For years, drivers in Trinidad and Tobago were told a familiar story. Traffic tickets were not about safety. They were about money. According to the opposition…
Local News
Driving Just Got More Expensive: Legal Notice 471 Doubles Traffic Fines and Drops a $10,000 Penalty Bomb
If you thought January was just about new gym memberships and broken resolutions, think again. From January 1, 2026, drivers in Trinidad and Tobago will be…
Local News
TOBAGO AREA 51: The ‘US Base’ Rumour That Won’t Die
If a heavily fenced site with towering barbed wire, a spinning military-grade radar, guarded gates and tents feels less like an airport upgrade and more like…
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“FARLEY DOESN’T HAVE HIS WAY”: Kamla Shrugs Off Tobago Radar Objections as Tobago Radar Controversy Grows
The Tobago radar controversy burst back into the spotlight this week after Kamla Persad-Bissessar delivered one of the most quotable political lines of the year. Asked…
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CONCRETE TO CONTROL: Government Control of Republic Bank Board and the Rise of Yashmid Karamath
The appointment of Yashmid Karamath as Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) might appear, at first glance, like a routine boardroom reshuffle. A seasoned businessman.…
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Tobago Radar Bacchanal: Built for the Sky, But Catching Pirogues in Caroni
For several days now, the public has been told a tidy, reassuring story: a powerful new Tobago Radar helped authorities intercept a drug boat in the…
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JUST PASSING THROUGH? US Military Aircraft Transit Trinidad and Tobago – and Everybody Pretending It’s Normal
For the record, the government says nothing unusual is happening. Yes, US military aircraft transit Trinidad and Tobago.Yes, they are allowed to land at local airports.Yes,…
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PURGE OR PRESSURE? Senior Management Resignations Behind the Post-Election Exodus
Since the April 28 general election and the change of government, a quiet but unmistakable pattern has been unfolding across Trinidad and Tobago’s institutional landscape. One…
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Don’t Get Sick for Christmas”: RHA Backpay Confusion Sparks Go-Slow Strike Threat Across Health Sector
Christmas in Trinidad usually comes with two guarantees: insane traffic, and somebody ending up in Accident & Emergency after doing something they knew better than. This…
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Trinidad and Tobago Forex Shortage: Moody’s Says “Negative Outlook”… While Import Cover Slides to 5.4 Months
If you live in Trinidad and Tobago, you don’t need a ratings agency to tell you there’s a forex shortage. You feel it every time a…
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Upkeep Public Spaces Programme: The CEPEP Replacement They Say Isn’t a CEPEP Replacement
For months now, Trinidad and Tobago’s grass has been behaving like it missed the memo. Roadside verges climbing waist-high. Drains disappearing under bush. Public spaces quietly…
Opinion
From ‘Dreaded Property Tax’ to ‘Landlord Surcharge’: How the UNC Rebranded the Same Tax and Doubled the Bill
The property tax has always been one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most reliable sources of political bacchanal. For years, the UNC warned citizens that any form…
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The True Story of the Couva Children Hospital — From PP Prop to Pandemic Hero
The journey of the Couva Children Hospital is one of the most dramatic arcs in modern Trinidad and Tobago politics. It was born as a Chinese-funded…
